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Though his character is practically a household name, you'd probably never recognize this British actor in person. "I have a greater appreciation for kitchen appliances, having played one," mused actor Anthony Daniels when we met up with him recently. If that name means nothing to you, think of Daniels like this: He wears the gold suit in the "Star Wars" trilogy. And to make sure people know who he is, Daniels even carries a three-inch-tall figurine of his character, C-3PO. "It's quite odd," said Daniels, who was much more relaxed than his stiff android persona.

The event may lack the flair of a Steve Jobs-orchestrated product pitch, but the impact of what Google and T-Mobile will introduce Tuesday morning in New York City could, ultimately, have far more reach for mobile phone users than Apple's game-changing iPhone. Google and T-Mobile will introduce the first of what is expected to be many phones that run on a Google-developed operating system, dubbed Android. The first phone is called the "Dream" and it's made by Taiwan's HTC. It remains to be seen if operating the phone will provide a dreamlike experience, so we are left to wonder what it and other Android phones will offer.

Google Inc. Chief Executive Larry Page returned to the witness stand for nearly an hour in a San Francisco federal courtroom Wednesday to defend his company against allegations that its Android mobile software, which now powers more than 300 million smartphones and tablet computers, infringes on Oracle Corp.'s patents and copyrights. Page, in a rare appearance in suit and tie, was questioned by David Boies, famous for going after Bill Gates during the federal government's antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp.

It has been a tumultuous decade-plus for the music industry, with technology enabling more bands to create and distribute their recordings, and more fans to listen to more music than at any time in history. With that as a backdrop, a number of trends emerged in 2010 that could have a major bearing on what comes next. Here are a few of the most prominent: The Twitter bug: Increasingly, artists are usurping traditional media and going directly to their fans to break news, and you can't get much more direct than Twitter.

Facebook is probably the first platform you think of when seeing the words "photo tagging. " Now, Instagram's plan for tagging is coming into focus. Called Photos of You, Instagram says it's now as easy to add a person to a photo as it is to add a hashtag. Currently, your Photos of You section is only available to you, and Instagram recommends that you use this time to get used to the feature before it's rolled out completely on May 16. Here are a few things to keep in mind regarding the new feature.

By Ramon Gonzalez and Special to Tribune Newspapers | September 12, 2011

It is often said that a weed is a just a flower growing in the wrong place. A weed's remarkable ability to grow in all the wrong places often leads to their living among wildflowers. For those of us who are not trained botanists, telling the two apart can be nearly impossible. The digitizing of the National Audubon Society Field Guides can help. You can carry several of the most comprehensive guides about the natural world all at once in your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Android and HP TouchPads.

Major League Baseball season is here, and you can get into the swing of it with dozens of available apps, including these: MLB.com At Bat iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android, Android tablets, BlackBerry (soon for Windows) This is a must for any baseball fan. Fans will get a lot of value for a $14.99 subscription. The app includes live radio broadcasts of every game. MLB At Bat also offers highlights, statistics and news specific to your favorite teams. Also, MLB.TV Premium subscribers can watch games through the app as part of their subscription (Android users through the free MLB.com At Bat Lite app)

(Reuters) - Consumer rights law firm Hagens Berman said it filed a nationwide antitrust class-action lawsuit against Google Inc alleging the company "illegally monopolized" the Internet and mobile search market in the United States. The lawsuit alleges that Google has expanded its monopoly of the internet search market by pre-loading its applications onto Android mobile devices through its Mobile Application Distribution Agreements. According to the lawsuit, Google's role in placing this suite of apps, including Google Play and YouTube, has hampered the market and kept the price of devices made by competing manufactures like Samsung Electronics and HTC Corp artificially high.